Posted on 10/01/2007 9:51:01 AM PDT by shield
Salon has posted a story about how a shadowy group of Religious Right leaders met in Salt Lake to discuss what to do if Rudy Giulliani becomes the GOPs nominee.
Sept. 30, 2007 | WASHINGTON A powerful group of conservative Christian leaders decided Saturday at a private meeting in Salt Lake City to consider supporting a third-party candidate for president if a pro-choice nominee like Rudy Giuliani wins the Republican nomination.
The meeting of about 50 leaders, including Focus on the Familys James Dobson, the Family Research Councils Tony Perkins and former presidential candidate Gary Bauer, who called in by phone, took place at the Grand America Hotel during a gathering of the Council for National Policy, a powerful shadow group of mostly religious conservatives. James Clymer, the chairman of the U.S. Constitution Party, was also present at the meeting, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.
The conclusion was that if there is a pro-abortion nominee they will consider working with a third party, said the person, who spoke to Salon on the condition of anonymity. The private meeting was not a part of the official CNP schedule, which is itself a closely held secret. Dobson came in just for this meeting, the person said.
You can just consider this about as true as one of those Truth Out stories because no such meeting - as described occured. Salon obviously jumped on this report by World Net Daily which has a reputation of sometimes getting the story wrong. Who ever this anonymouse source is he hasnt a clue what he is talking about.
During CNP such meetings do occur as they do in groups on the left, that would form strategy and such. Nothing sinister about it, its politics 101. But in this case the particular meeting for the purposes reported did not happen.
How do I know? Im related to a member of the council. If the anonymous individual wants to contact me, feel free.
UPDATE: While many news orgs and blogs are picking up on the story (meme),the fact is that the story is still false.
Posted by Macranger on Sunday, September 30th, 2007 at 5:44 pm.
LOL!
I hope and pray it'll be Duncan Hunter. He's the very best man running for the President....NO one can top him.
If James Robison would back Hunter like he backed Bush...he'd have all the support that Dobson has. It was James Robison that talked Dobson into supporting Bush. Dobson would endorse him. I hope that Duncan Hunter realizes this. [Hunter and Robison are both baptist, too]
Best fact check that Dr Dobson is a minister... he isn’t.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0611/22/lkl.01.html
We're taught that in the scriptures, in fact, the scriptures says much regarding man and his rebellion toward God.
Most people think their inner feelings are an impulse from God.
NO...you're kidding me, right? The scriptures specifically teach us not to be led by our feelings or in this manner.
Do you like his fiscal policies (big government, debt, public private partnerships, etc) or his 2nd Amendment stance? Or his abuse of the 4th amendment? Or his record of appointing liberal judges? Or his appointment of a large number of people prosecuted in corruption scandals? Just wondering.
His record of appointing liberal judges and people prosecuted in corruption scandal speaks more to his social liberalism but, yes, his fiscal policies are also corrupt.
Neither will I...
Uhhh. Dobson himself wrote an op-ed in the NYT today reporting on this meeting. Apparently, HE is under the impression that it happened...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/opinion/04dobson.html?ref=opinion
Dobson will be on Hannity’s radio show on Friday.
Make no mistake about it, these candidates and influential political activist leaders who threaten to not support the Partys nominee are playing political extortion to gain policy concessions or angle for a key appointment. They know very well that if they succeed in pulling away even a moderate fraction of voters from the Republican presidential candidate (and down-ballot Republican candidates that benefit from straight ticket votes), they likely will had the Democrats the win, since recently the margin of victory in many elections is within a few percent.
A true Republican or conservative would not willingly hand power over to liberal Democrats, who are guaranteed to work against our values. Political suicide is not in our nature, nor condoned in our religious teachings, nor consistent with our Constitution. Leave the futile political statements to those not fortified with a higher purpose.
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